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Are today''s boxers better than their predecessors, or is modern boxing a shadow of its former self? Boxing historians discuss the socioeconomic and demographic changes that have affected the quality, prominence and popularity of the sport over the past century. Among the interviewees are world-renowned scholars, some of the sport''s premier trainers, and former amateur and professional world champions. Chapters cover such topics as the ongoing deterioration of boxers'' skills, their endurance, the decline in the number of fights and the psychological readiness of championship-caliber boxers. The strengths and weaknesses of today''s superstars are analyzed and compared to those of such past greats as Joe Louis, Sugar Ray Robinson, Jack Dempsey and Jake LaMotta.

The Arc of Boxing

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    A Paperback by Mike Silver

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      Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 6/30/2014
      ISBN13: 9780786493876, 978-0786493876
      ISBN10: 0786493879

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      Book Synopsis

      Are today''s boxers better than their predecessors, or is modern boxing a shadow of its former self? Boxing historians discuss the socioeconomic and demographic changes that have affected the quality, prominence and popularity of the sport over the past century. Among the interviewees are world-renowned scholars, some of the sport''s premier trainers, and former amateur and professional world champions. Chapters cover such topics as the ongoing deterioration of boxers'' skills, their endurance, the decline in the number of fights and the psychological readiness of championship-caliber boxers. The strengths and weaknesses of today''s superstars are analyzed and compared to those of such past greats as Joe Louis, Sugar Ray Robinson, Jack Dempsey and Jake LaMotta.

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